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Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that House Republicans would sue President Barack Obama for misusing executive authority turned into a big payday for congressional Democrats.<p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted its best fundraising day of the year on Wednesday, bringing in …

Vice President Joe Biden had a clear message for immigration advocates in a private meeting Thursday: We’re not giving Congress the “red card” on reform.<p>Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) pulled out the apt World Cup analogy this week, signaling that he believed the end of immigration reform’s chances …

Missouri was the first state in the country to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriage 10 years ago, and it’s now the latest to see its ban come under fire amid rapidly changing public opinion.<p>The challenge came as officials in St. Louis, the state’s most prominent city, issued marriage licenses …

The $2 million Robotics Challenge, run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is a competition for the most advanced robots in the world. The three-year competition is less than halfway over, but there was already a clear frontrunner: the Japanese team Schaft, which posted videos …

The world's largest diamond, the Cullinan, is a tad over 3,100 carats uncut. Its estimated value is some $2 billion, and it only weighs about 1.37 pounds. That stone, while enormous relative to others like it, is but an invisible speck when up against the Earth-sized diamond discovered 900 light …

With a repeatedly violated weeklong cease-fire nearly over, Ukrainian President<p>Petro Poroshenkoon Thursday called on Russia to make genuine efforts to stop the fighting between separatists and Ukrainian government troops.<p>"Support the peace plan with deeds, not words," Poroshenko urged Russia in a …

It is a blunt call for regime change in Tehran.<p>The largest gathering of the Iranian resistance starts Friday with the annual convention of the Council of Resistance of Iran. The sponsors expect 100,000 people to assemble in a massive hall outside Paris for hours of speeches, demonstrations and …